Dayatthespa holds Regalo Mia to take Herecomesthebride

Bradley Thoroughbreds, Steve Laymon and Jerry & Ronald Frankel's Dayatthespa

was all out to hold a closing Regalo Mia in Sunday's Grade 3, $150,000

Herecomesthebride Stakes at Gulfstream Park. With Javier Castellano aboard,

the Chad Brown-trained daughter of City Zip was a neck clear on the wire while

finishing the nine-furlong, firm turf affair in 1:47 1/5.

"The plan was to sit second or third early in the race and it set up perfect

for her," Laymon said. "The big thing with her is she needs hard turf like it

was today. She didn't get that in the Breeders' Cup. It was too soft for her. 

"If you look at her dam, her past performances don't show much, but she's a

full-sister to a Virginia Derby winner, Phi Beta Doc. We don't have any plans to

try her on dirt, but you might see her on Polytrack at Keeneland. We'll talk it

over with Chad (Brown)."

Frolic's Revenge shot to the front when the gates opened, but soon found

company in the form of Dayatthespa. The chestnut miss settled just to the

outside of Frolic's Revenge through a half in :24 and :48 3/5. Dayatthespa drew

closer to her rival's throatlatch as the pair passed through six furlongs in

1:12 3/5 and began to feel pressure from Wholelottashakin on the outside.

Frolic's Revenge faded in the lane, leaving the way clear for 4-5 favorite

Dayatthespa to take command. It wasn't a stroll to the wire, though, as Regalo

Mia continued the rally she began entering the turn to range up and challenge.

Dayatthespa dug in and held the Florida Oaks-placed runner, returning $3.80,

$3.20 and $2.40.

Wait Til

Dawn was entered as main-track only, but didn't wait around to see if the race

would be moved from the turf, instead running in and winning Saturday's Suncoast

Stakes at Tampa Bay Downs.

Dayatthespa entered the Herecomesthebride off a nice win in the Sweetest

Chant Stakes while making her sophomore bow on January 22. A four-length maiden

debut scorer at Saratoga last August, the filly was shipped north to Woodbine

and wound up second to Northern Passion in the Grade 3 Natalma Stakes. A tiring

ninth in the Breeders' Cup Juvenile Turf Fillies to close out her two-year-old

campaign, Dayatthespa has now accumulated $214,892 with Sunday's victory and

boasts a 5-3-1-0 career mark.

Bred in New York by Castellare Dicracchiolo Stable, Cracchiolo and Goldsher,

Dayatthespa has more than earned back her $50,000 purchase price as a

Fasig-Tipton Saratoga New York-bred Preferred yearling. She is the first stakes

winner out of the Doc's Leader mare M'lady Doc, who is a full sister to Grade 3

victor Phi Beta Doc and a half-sibling to listed winner Queen Mary's Boy.